Mojave yucca is native to the Mojave and Sonoran deserts of southwestern North America.

Identification: Many yuccas are acaulescent—they have no stem.
But this one is a small tree, up to 8-16' (2.5-4.8 m) tall (to a maximum of 30' (9 m)), topped by a dense array of swordlike leaves. Bark is gray-brown, with a skirt of dead leaves near the top.
Leaves are 12-59" (30-150 cm) long × 1½-4" (4-11 cm) wide at the base, tapering to sharp tips.
They are thick, stiff, yellow- to blue-green, with wiry white filaments.
Flowers are white, sometimes tinged with purple, urn-shaped, 1-3" (3-7.5 cm) long, copious, on a central spike.
Seed capsules are dark brown or dull black, with six sections, roughly cylindrical, 1¾-4½" (5-12 cm) long × 1-1½" (3-4 cm) in diameter.